Improvement in corn-poppers and coffee-roasters



L. A. WARNER, ":O'F'FR'EEPORT, ILLINOIS;

Letters Patent a. 105,530, dated July 19,1870.

management IN CORNJ-OPPERS AND corrnn-noesmns.

, The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same 7 Know all men that" LLQA. arner, of 'Freeport, 1n the county of Stephenson and State of Illinois, have invented certain Improvements in Corn-Poppers and Ooflee-Roasters; and I herebydeclare'the followring to be a clear and exactdescription of the same,

ret'erence being had to the accompanying drawings forming part ,oi this specification, which represent a perspective view of l the. roaster.

X is acylinder or drum, having an opening in one of the ends or heads for charging and discharging its contents.

Hisa lid or coverfor the opening iu'the cylinderhead a, made'with projections on the. inside to fit the opening, so as to prevent it fromturning, when closed, without turning the cylinderwith it.

B is a rod or shaft, one end of which is fastened V to the lid'H,-the other end terminating in a crank marked D. 1

K is a tube fastened to the cylinder-head c at the center,through'whichthe shaft B is passed, and extending through the cylinder along the shaft B as far as required for the purposes hereinafter described.

' L is a handle made fast onthe tube K. p v i It is a stop or knob fastened on the shaft B a short distance from theend of tube K.

dis a spiral spring, coiled around shaft B, between the knob t and the end of tube K.

opening and holds it in place, and, by taking the handle L withone hand andthe erankD with the other, and pressing the spring together, the lid H is forced out of the opening, and may be turned away'for the ,purpose of charging and discharging the roaster or examining its contents-r What I claim as my invention, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-- 1.- The tube Kandlid H, when'combinedwith the cylinder X and shaft B, and constructed" and operating substantially-as described, and for the purposes set forth. i

' 2. The combination of the tube K with the shaft 13, the lid H, the spring (I, and knob t, for the purpose of opening and closing the lid or cover of cornpeppers and coffee-masters, in the-manner substantially as described I I 3. The spring at and the knob t, when used in combination with the shaft B and the tube 1K, in the manner substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

l L. A. WARNER. Witnesses;

J. A. GRAIN, B. Ii. BANE. 

